Menu Items Disabled.

With respect to vector objects, I believe quite a few of these menu items were functional in the previous version.

Maybe someone could confirm which items are no longer functional.

  • It is broken since X6 or even earlier. The workaround is to select a bitmap along with the vector object.
    • Hi Suku,

      For what it is worth, they are functional in my DRAW X6. I find Hue/Saturation/Lightness to be the most useful.

      How in the world can you adjust colors without those dialogs. Does DRAW now force you to use bitmaps to adjust color as Anand suggested.

      It's a very serious loss if there is no substitute to adjust color for vector objects.

      Phil
      • Thanks for confirming Phil. I was sure it was functional in an earlier version, wasn't sure which though. Its bad enough Corel doesn't give any useful stuff anymore. Now they take away what was working fine in previous versions. Great job Corel! Keep up the good work! :)
        • I did a test and it's exactly the same options active under CorelDRAW X6, X7 and X8. Those four options are available for vector objects, and for bitmaps all options are available.
          • Ariel you're correct they are active as vectors. Who would ever use this?  Better off if you shoot yourself in the foot at least that may heal.

            • These adjustments leave vector as vector. I use them. It's a good means to design at full color for viewing but then knock it back for the effect. I use hsl for many reasons, one of which is for background elements overlaid with other elements. Faster and easier than tints of main design colors and more accurate and avoids using transparency.
              • Case in point.

                Both of these are nearly identical. The first uses +80 L from the HSL slider. The second on uses 80% transparency. The resultant PDF has no transparency on page one, there is transparency on page two. Which would you rather rip?

            • It is broken since X6 or even earlier. The workaround is to select a bitmap along with the vector object.
              • Does that mean we are not going to get that functionality ?
                • I would think not and it they did it should be tagged as non print use only.

                  • Those few items that are disabled with only a vector object selected are more or less duplicated below the disabled section. With a bitmap selected, they are enabled but I believe they only act upon the bitmap itself, not the vector object.

                    Mike
                    • I checked with BCI and it worked on vectors. Not sure if the results were correct. May be that;s true what David says. I have very rarely used this function in past versions.
                      • Which has a version of it that is not disabled when only having a vector selected--no need for a bitmap selected too.
                        • I only have one system with X6 all the rest have X8, my wife has X5 and it's none of them. I have no idea but a vague memory of a post about losing the feature a long time ago. A real messy way to adjust color.

                      • As far as I know these were originally image tools never intended for vector color, incorrectly brought into Draw and active for vectors.